Italian Almond Cookies

Servings: 20 Total Time: 45 mins Difficulty: Beginner
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Italian Almond Cookies

If you love almond, you’ll love these Almond Cookies! They are easy to make and are sure to be a family favourite. Gluten and dairy free, so everyone can enjoy them!

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Italian Almond Cookies

Author: Lolly's Kitchen Cooking Method: Cuisine: Courses: Recipe Keys: Dairy Free Gluten Free Quick Meals Vegetarian
Difficulty: Beginner Prep Time 30 mins Cook Time 15 mins Total Time 45 mins
Cooking Temp: 180  C Servings: 20
Best Season: Suitable throughout the year

Ingredients

Main:

Almond Coating:

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 180C/350F.
  2. In a large bowl mix combine the almond meal, sugar, almond extract, salt, lemon and mandarin zest. Whisk together until zest and almond extract is evenly distributed.
  3. In another bowl beat the 2 egg whites and honey to soft peaks, approximately 2 minutes.
  4. Fold the beaten egg whites gently into the almond mixture.
  5. Forming & Coating Cookies:
  6. Whisk the egg white with a fork until foamy. Place flaked almonds in another bowl.
  7. Scoop up about 1 tablespoon of the mixture and shape into a ball (they don't need to be a perfect round ball).
  8. Whisk the egg white with a fork for coating. Drop the ball into the egg white and roll to coat. Use 2 forks to turn to coat then pick up and place in the flaked almonds.
  9. Coat cookies with almonds and place on a baking tray lined with parchment paper. Bake in oven for 12-15 minutes until golden brown. Don't overbake! The cookies will be soft, but will crisp up as they cool.
  10. Transfer to a rack to cool completely. Dust with icing sugar before serving.
  11. Store in an airtight container up to 7 days.
  12. Enjoy!